Hartley Power

Hartley Power (14 March 1894 – 29 January 1966) was an American-born British film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in Dolly Jordan in 1922. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is shot and almost killed by "Maxwell Frere" (Michael Redgrave) as a rival for his dummy's "affections" in Dead of Night and Mr. Hennessy, the chief of the news agency that Gregory Peck worked for in Roman Holiday.

Power died in a Brighton nursing home on 29 January 1966, at the age of 71.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1931 Down River Lingard 1933 Leave It to Smith John Mortimer Yes, Mr Brown Mr Brown Friday the Thirteenth An American Tourist Aunt Sally 'Gloves' Clark Released as Along Came Sally in USA 1934 Road House Dick D'Arcy Evergreen Treadwell The Camels Are Coming Nicholas 1936 Jury's Evidence Edgar Trent Living Dangerously District Attorney Where There's a Will Duke Wilson 1938 Broadway TV film The Return of the Frog 'Chicago Dale' Sandford 1939 Just like a Woman Al Murder Will Out Campbell 1940 A Window in London Max Preston Released as Lady in Distress in USA Return to Yesterday Regan 1941 Atlantic Ferry Samuel 'Sam' Cunard 1942 Alibi Gordon 1945 The Man from Morocco Colonel Bagley The Way to the Stars Col. Page Released as Johnny in the Clouds in USA Dead of Night Sylvester Kee 1946 A Girl in a Million Colonel Sultzman 1950 Carissima Joe Erdman TV film 1952 The Man with the Gun George Moffat TV film The Armchair Detective Nicco 1953 The Net General Adams Uncredited, released as Project M7 in USA Roman Holiday Mr Hennessy 1954 The Million Pound Note Lloyd Hastings Released as Man with a Million in USA To Dorothy a Son Cy Daniel Released as Cash on Delivery in USA 1957 Island in the Sun Bradshaw